HATE HATE HATE: Kent State Golden Flashes Preview
by BSD on Sep 16, 2010 2:00 PM EDT
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AAAHHH WTF!!! IS IT LIGHTNING? IS IT A BIRD? GET YOUR LIGHTNING BIRD AWAY FROM ME!!!
Usually we try to do a Q&A with an opposing blogger on Thursdays, but as luck would have it there doesn't seem to be any Kent State bloggers on the entire internet. I know, right? So here is my attempt to tell you everything you need to know about Kent State.
Location
Okay, raise your hand if you knew that Kent State was in Indiana. Okay, now put your hand down you dolt because you're wrong. Kent State is actually located in Kent, Ohio. This explains why you have always hated them but could never quite put your finger on why.
Now, I'm no genius, but if it's in the city of Kent, why isn't it called Kent City College instead of Kent State? What a bunch of posers. Not that you care, but Kent is located just west of Youngstown which makes Kent State the official little brother of the team Penn State destroyed 44-14 in week one. So enjoy this one.
Mascot
Kent State goes by the nickname of The Golden Flashes, which I'm not sure but I might have seen done once in a porno movie my roommate rented back in college. If it's what I'm thinking, I'm pretty sure it's illegal in 39 states. Ohio obviously not being one of them.
Why they call themselves the Golden Flashes I do not know. Why one flash wasn't sufficient is beyond me. For some reason they needed multiple flashes. So be warned. Overexposure to this team may cause epileptic seizures.
Coaching
The Golden Flashes are under sixth year coach Doug Martin who is 47 years old and sports a 24-46 record. So if you take all of his career wins and multiply them by 16, he still doesn't have as many coaching victories as Joe Paterno. Prior to joining the Kent State staff in 2003, Martin coached for 11 seasons as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at East Carolina.
Halftime
Let's take a break from this post. For your halftime entertainment, please put your hands together for the Kent State Marching Golden Flashes!
Oh God, they play Hey Baby too? Can't we come together as a culture and put a stop to this?
Noteable Alumni
On the Kent State University Wikipedia page the first two alumni they list are Drew Carey and Arsenio Hall, which tells you just about everything you need to know about their educational system there. But they do have some noteable football alumni. ESPN analyst Lou Holtz is a graduate of the university, and so is Alabama coach Nick Saban. After the the thrashing the Nittany Lions endured at the hands of the Crimson Tide last weekend, I fully expect Penn State to make Saban's alma mater pay dearly for his crimes against huma-Nitt-y.
Season Recap
The Golden Flashes put a good old 44-10 beatdown on FCS opponent Murray State in week one. Which goes to show that even plankton can find amoeba to feed on. Quarterback Spencer Keith, who totally sounds like the douchebag fraternity guy that wears the flipped up collar, threw for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win. Sam Kirkland was his favorite target catching nine passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.
The bad news for the Golden Flashes is sometimes you go to swallow down that amoeba, but not before he latches on to your hand and bites off a finger. In the course claiming their victory their star running back Eugene Jarvis pulled a groin and had to come out. His status this week is listed as day-to-day. This guy sat out most of the season with a lacerated kidney last year, so he's a gamer. But it's sounding like he isn't going to play on Saturday.
In week two the Golden Flashes took a 26-13 beating against Boston College. Without Jarvis in the game the Flashes only managed four yards rushing. Jarvis is also Kent State's primary punt returner, and without him the Flashes fumbled the ball away three punt returns. Keith came back down to earth only passing for 201 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INT on 23-of-36 passing.
What do they do well?
Kent State currently leads the nation in rushing defense. I'll wait while you rub your eyes and read that again. It's not a misprint. Kent State leads the nation in rushing defense. Their defensive line is pretty tenacious as they are also tenth in the nation in sacks and fifth in the nation in tackles for loss. So those of you expecting Evan Royster to get it in gear this week may be disappointed. Don't be surprised if the calls for Silas Redd get a little louder next week.
Also, outside of the three fumbled punts last week, Kent State looks pretty good on special teams averaging over 30 yards per kick return and over 41 yards in net punting.
What don't they do well?
The Flashes rank 112th in rushing offense, and without Jarvis the Penn State defense should have no problems in shutting them down. Kent State has also had problems protecting the ball and rank 108th in turnover margin on the year. Couple this with the Penn State defense that hasn't forced a turnover all year and we have a classic case of the resistible force against the moveable object. It's basically a sponge floating in zero gravity.
Their pass defense is also suspect, but not terrible. So it should pose a good opportunity for Robert Bolden to face some challenges and have success.
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Only Linebacker U of the State of O-H-I-O
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
jaLBU
"Every player we have, someone-maybe a parent, a grandparent, someone-poured their soul into that young man. They are handing that young man off to us. They are giving us their treasure, and it's our job to make sure we give them back that young man intact and ready to face the world."
-J.V.Pa.
Julian Edelman, too...
He’s currently serving as the slightly larger and less proven Wes Welker substitute. He’s got good hands, but he’s stuck as the 3rd or 4th wide receiver on the Patriots.
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He's an alumni, but he never played football for Kent State...
I think he’s a converted basketball guard.
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i would count gates as a notable alumni
and damn…that’s even more impressive, he never played college football? i did not know this. i knew he was a hoopster, but i always assumed he played both like tony gonzo
Yup
But I think we like him here because he helped eliminate #3 seed Pitt from the NCAA tournament in 2001
"He's a beast. But so am I. So let the beasting begin."
Grrrr....
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
Suck it
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with jesse on this one...
that was a heartbreaking loss that the Panthers gave away…prior to 2009 and losing to Nova in the elite 8, it was their best chance to make it past the round of 16.
This year brings heightened expectations for Pitt Basketball…I’ve always been a fan.
/Expects shunning and publc flogging from BSD.
Beat Kent State.
What was more frustrating
Was a pretty crappy Indiana team knocked off Duke earlier on, Pitt was the highest seed remaining by quite a bit. They should have gone to the final four. Epic, epic, choke.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
That pretty crappy Indiana team...
won the Big Ten that season and made about 454 3-pointers against Kent State in the first half of that Elite Eight game.
They also finished as national runner-up, though the loss to Maryland was one of the most disgusting national title games of my lifetime (probably only behind UCLA/Florida in ’06).
I loved watching that Indiana team play that year…I was a native Hoosier who attended Penn State. They were basically Jared Jeffries surrounded by a bunch of white boys who could really shoot. They also had Jarrad Odle, who scored 50 against my team in high school even though we won the game.
by vonnegutnaked2 on Sep 16, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure, they won the Big Ten but the Big Ten was pretty crappy that year.
This was after Izzo’s dominaton from ’98-01 and there was a power vacuum that year. It took several years for the Big Ten to return to decent shape.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Right, but they lost like 12 games.
Pitt was 29-5. They defenately the higher seeded team.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
They probably shouldn't have been the higher seeded team SINCE THEY CHOKED
Mwahaha.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 17, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Penn State fans shouldn't be allowed to talk about basketball.
At this point, I’m not even sure DeChellis should be allowed to have a press confrence.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
You know, you make me sick.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 17, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
as a Syracuse fan I happen to love Pitt Basketball fans
probably because none existed until 2001.
on a non-docuhey, snarky remark note, Chevy Troutman is the man.
Robert Bolden - "LePoise in Cleats"
So . . .
you shouldn’t be allowed to talk about basketball?
'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno
by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 17, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
3rd but he's hurt.
He’s way bigger than Welker, and he’s quite good underneath.
'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno
by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 16, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That's What She Said!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.
by Esteban d' Amur on Sep 16, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Other notable Alumni are Josh Cribbs, Dan Nottingham, and Gary Pinkel. Some unrelated to football are Matt Guerrier, Andy Sonnastine and Thurman Munson. I don’t want to sound like the anti-lion but I really don’t understand why there is a hate thread for a school like Kent State. They are the bottom feeders of Ohio. Here in Ohio we call them Can’t Read, Can’t Write, Kent State. However, Kent is a very nice city unlike Youngstown which is more like the ghetto of eastern Ohio.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
But Kent State? Really? Why don’t we do a pre Ohio State hate thread or something. Kent State? I’m still stunned that there was even enough hatred to create this post.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll spare you CC
Hate week is a long running joke on this blog. We do it for every game, none of it is serious (unless it’s against OSU, Michigan, etc)
I'd link to JPDH's post on this subject, but their site won't open on my browser currently.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
it's attached to one of our linebackers?
'We've got too many people analyzing everything and sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.' -Joseph Vincent Paterno
by PSUinBOSSton on Sep 16, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
ooooohhhhhh....
someone read their copy of We Are Penn State.
showoff!
"I have my Joe Paterno autograph already, but I don’t know that I’d begrudge anybody else from getting theirs no matter their age. That’s kind of like meeting Winston Churchill." jesse. @ BSD
I'm still having trouble understanding those diagrams in the offense and defense articles.
Maybe because I didn’t actually play football, but I’m a pretty smart girl, so that’s frustrating.
For the glory
FYI, there were a couple typos
Referring to the wrong diagram or talking about something that didn’t actually happen in a diagram. That could have been confusing if you didn’t make the right assumptions.
However, as someone who has sent a few documents through the “graphics department,” I can certianly appreciate the challenges of keeping things straight. Your text and graphics can get out of sync pretty quickly. That said, I’m really impressed by the content of WAPS. I learned more about football in those 2 articles than I have in the past several years, and the retrospectives were fantastic.
On a related tangent, NFL Matchup on ESPN is pretty good for learning X’s and O’s. You may not learn schemes to the depth you do in WAPS, but you pick up a lot of the jargon and nomenclature.
Bacon is almost as great as being a Penn Stater
I wasn't faulting the article,
(and obviously didn’t see the typos and errors). I just think I need moving diagrams like they show on TV or I need to just spend a whole lot more time studying the ones in the magazine. I’ve already learned a lot more terminology than I knew before. WAPS is the best magazine! Everyone did a wonderful job!
You want to know what’s funny, though? I was reading the SpreadHD article yesterday and Bolden wasn’t even mentioned among the quarterbacks. That’s how completely he and the coaches threw us ALL for a loop!!
For the glory
As for their Rush D
Murray State is a heavy passing team that suffered 5 sacks and totaled -65 rushing yards. I’m assuming most of that negative yardage was from the sacks and the fact that they barely run the ball, so their ranking is probably overrated. That being said, BC was held under 100 yards rushing against them. I think its being over played by a lot of people, but this is the perfect time to see where the run game is at.
Also, you fooled me with the Indiana thing. I knew they were in Ohio, but was sitting here thinking “wait, are there two Kent States?”.
Bingo on the Murray State dead.
Statistics early in the season can skew team rankings in crazy directions.
@jschnauzer
Bloggin' at joepasdoghouse.com
I've heard it mentioned several times now like it actually means something
So I had to do the research on it. If I were Joe, I’d use it to my advantage to try and get the Oline and RB’s up for the game. Make them prove it’s just a fluke.
Wouldn't Youngstown be the little brother in that relationship?
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
I wouldn't go to Ohio if you paid me...
Or Youngstown if you threatened my Wife and Child.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
Kent State man better keep your head....
Don’t forget what your good book said…
Wait, wrong song.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not strong enough dislike for me to call it hate.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think anybody actually likes Neil Young.
I think they just pretend to because they feel that they are supposed to like him.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
Neil Young is in the same neighborhood as many singers to me.
“Oh, there’s Neil Young on the radio. I think I’ll find another station.”
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 17, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree with this
its the same way i feel about people who like Juno and most Wes Anderson films.
Robert Bolden - "LePoise in Cleats"
What is wrong with the good old state of Ohio?
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
The cities are Cleveland, Youngstown, and Cinci.
Awesome.
The rural areas – especially southern Ohio, wasn’t David Dukes popular there? – are like Pennsylvania. Oh, wait, rural Pennsylvania has pretty mountains and stuff. Pennsylvania is nice to look at. Let’s be honest, Ohio is flat. Flat can have its charms. But there are no bison or tumbleweeds in Ohio. Just isolation, arrogance, and despair.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know about Youngstown since they still have Mafia connections but Cleveland, other than our sports teams is a decent city, who knows though now with out the betrayer how it will turn out. I happen to live in Northeast Ohio right by the Lake where we do actually have some hills. We do have a kid at our high school that is being recruited by Penn State and another one, Kevin Harper, the kicker from Pitt also attended this high school. But the statement that everyone is an Ohio State fan is false. I happen to hate Ohio State with a passion. I was born in Erie so technically i’m not a true Ohioian but i still share a hatred for OSU.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
But the statement that everyone is an Ohio State fan is false
I’m not willing to risk it.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
by jesse. on Sep 16, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well don’t risk it then? Would it ease your concerns if I told you my walls in my appartment are painted Blue and White and there is a giant Penn State fathead on the wall?
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sorry. I can't trust you.
Clark never came through in big games. Just saying…
/not serious
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If you didn’t like Clark then obviously you aren’t a Penn State fan. But alright don’t believe me.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Rambler is an Iowa fan.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
Rambler is a Penn State fan, but an Iowa lover.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
dude, we hate ohio (state)
and we paint with broad internet brushes here
you’re a PSU fan living on OH, no problem
i lived in cinci for years, love that town
the clark thing was a joke, there are yahoos that were posting that clark never came through in big games. that is not a widely held belief here
Alright well anyway, I’m just curious does anyone know anything about Tom Strobel, he is a defensive lineman from Mentor High School and it says on his rivals page that he is being looked at by Penn State but I can’t find anything more than that.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
To be absolutely honest...
I just assume that all of Kent State’s fans are Ohio State fans. DEATH TO KENT STATE!
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
That is probably a decent assumption considering their all- time record isn’t even above .500. I do see where you are coming from when you say that all Ohioians are OSU fans because honestly that is the way it seems here. Every day in the paper, the front page of sports has something relating to OSU football.
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Sep 16, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I also find their women less attractive.
"Until somebody knocks you on your rear end, and pardon me ladies, but unless somebody knocks you on your rear end, you're never going to learn." - Joe Paterno
by Illegal Formation on Sep 16, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I should say that that's a broad generality.
"Until somebody knocks you on your rear end, and pardon me ladies, but unless somebody knocks you on your rear end, you're never going to learn." - Joe Paterno
by Illegal Formation on Sep 16, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha! I get it!
A generality about broads. Wery Crever.
Our defense can still grow to become excellent.
Um yeah,
I totally meant to make that joke. I’m very funny.
"Until somebody knocks you on your rear end, and pardon me ladies, but unless somebody knocks you on your rear end, you're never going to learn." - Joe Paterno
by Illegal Formation on Sep 16, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone there is an Ohio State fan.
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
They also gave us LeBron James coverage.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
some serious hotties in the kent state color guard
I had not seen this video before
Hearing the shots and seeing the crowd fleeing like that is disturbing.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a very delicate issue...
Extreme action, to be certain…
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering
if someone was going to go there.
Yeah, bad memory
for those of us who remember the Vietnam era. There were multiple incidents that eroded the country’s support for the war. The Kent State shootings may have been the single biggest.
I wasn’t alive then. But I’ve read a TON about it.
Extreme action by both parties. That should close the book right there. End of line about the Kent State shootings here.
What about Kent State’s secondary? Will it be able to hold Brett Brackett?
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
1970
But yeah.
"Bama Hawkeye, you know, the Iowa blogger who actually uses reason and analysis." - Patrick Vint
http://www.offtackleempire.com
by Bama Hawkeye on Sep 16, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Immortalized by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
“Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.”
I remember when it happened, and that song always takes me back to that memory.
thats not the only song immortalizing that school
I believe Warren Zevon’s Warewolf of London was referred to as the “hairy handed gent, who ran amock in Kent.”
Robert Bolden - "LePoise in Cleats"
Not quite Swiggy
that was County Kent, southwest of London Town. Just a beat east of Ohio.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
actually, lately hes been seen around in mayfair
PS i was being facetious, i realize that, as suggested in the title, the kent referred to in the song is around London.
I guess my sarcasm STILL needs a little work.
Robert Bolden - "LePoise in Cleats"
I thought so, the sarcasm toggle on sbn is teh suck
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Pentimental or someone needs to make us a sarcasm icon or emoticon
or whatever you call them. Or maybe we just put SARC! Instead of LOL! or something like that.
For the glory
Here's a link to analysis from Kent State faculty members on the incident
They answer a lot of questions and address some unanswered ones as well. I don’t want to bring politics into this, just a history lesson.
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Todd Blackledge's
father, Ron Blackledge, was the head coach at Kent State for a while. So there’s that.
"He's a beast. But so am I. So let the beasting begin."
Flashes' QB Passed for 70 TD his senior season in HS
Kent State QB Spencer Keith passed for 5,310 yards and 70 touchdowns in his senior year alone in high school. He was being looked at by bigger schools tearing up his knee. He passed for over 10,000 yards his junior and senior years in high school. The kid’s an overachiever in the classroom, too, studying premed. Should be interesting to watch. York Daily Record writer Frank Bodani has an article about him here: http://www.ydr.com/psu/ci_16085557 and Kent State’s Website has more info here: http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2010-11/bios/keith%20spencer. He passed for 2,147 yards and 14 touchdowns as a freshman last year at Kent State.
missed some words
… was (reportedly) being looked at by some bigger schools BEFORE tearing up his knee.
I know this post wasn’t in the spirit of hate, but couldn’t overlook the kid’s numbers.
The defense is going to really need to help us out
and get some turnovers. Something, anything. We haven’t had too many INT’s since what, that year Scirotto led the B10?
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
crimes against huma-Nitt-y
I see what you did there.
I heard that Eugene Jarvis' backup is a beast
And that he’d probably be a starter on most teams.
Too soon?
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
by jesse. on Sep 16, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
And his backup's backup
Could be a starter on all said teams as well.
What if the true freshman is the best option?
I think QB 14, for all his experience, loses the Alabama game 45-3. Take THAT.
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Expectations
This is the game in which I hinge several lofty expectations on our team.
I expect Royster to get back to his 6.0 ypc average, or get 100+ yards rushing. Anything else will open the flood gates of negativity.
I expect our DE’s to light up the QB a few times. They have been underwhelming to date.
I expect to see our offense fire on all cylinders, finish drives, and move the ball. I know Bolden is still going to look like a true freshman, so no pressure on him, but the rest of the offense should take a step forward from what we saw in the first game.
McGloin Despite Them
Preaching the McGospel since Aug. 2nd, 2010
I think we start out a little sloppy in the 1st quarter
just to put the fear of (do we still use the Zug meme if he’s not playing well now?) in us, but then straighten things out. I think your points all happen, and I expect the run game to lead the way.
Zug is just testing our faith.
Do not look to false gods.
"This is being a Penn State fan. We’ll prove it, or we won’t. It’s not about proving it to them, it’s about proving to ourselves."
In the apparent absence of Zug
is it okay to look to Brett Brackett for meaningful impact?
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 16, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
we start at noon
ther real team usually shows up at about the same time the students do
Joe Paterno - Not Unlike Hugh Hefner
Kent reference, hard to hate
We busked around the market towns and picked fruit down in Kent
And we could tinker lamps and pots and knives wherever we went
And I said that we might settle down, get a few acres dug
Fire burning in the hearth and babies on the rug
She said “Oh man, you foolish man, it surely sounds like hell.
You might be lord of half the world, you’ll not own me as well”
Did you know they have their own Saint?
This Nicholas gan mercy for to crye,
And spak so faire, and profred him so faste,
That she hir love hym graunted atte laste,
Ans swoor hir ooth, by seint Thomas of Kent,
That she wol been at his comandement,
Whan that she may hir leyser wel espie.
“Myn housbonde is so ful of jalousie
That but ye wayte wel and been privee,
I woot right wel I nam but deed,” quod she.
“Ye moste been ful deerne, as in this cas.”
by Frank O'Brien on Sep 16, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care what my teacher said, I refuse to call that English.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, it might as well be...
This Nicholas gan mercy for to crye,
And spak so faire, and profred him so faste,
That she hir love hym graunted atte laste,
Ans swoor hir ooth, by seint Thomas of Kent,
That she wol been at his comandement,
Whan that she may hir leyser wel espie.
"Myn housbonde is so ful of jalousie
That but ye wayte wel and been privee,
I woot right wel I nam but deed," quod she.
"Yinz moste been ful deerne, as in this cas."
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 16, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Eugene Jarvis
is the man. He’s only 5’5 and put up over 1600 yards a few years ago. I’m thankful he may not play. I think this is his 6th year of eligibility. Don’t sleep on him.
Another notable Kent State alum I haven't seen mentioned...
Nick Saban. (Not saying this to be a smartass bama fan, I just thought it was a funny coincidence that you’re playing his old school the week after you played his team)
"You have to create six seconds of hell, every time the ball is snapped..."
-Nick Saban
D'oh!
Didn’t read the entire post, was just basing that on the comments section…./facepalm and leave the room in shame
"You have to create six seconds of hell, every time the ball is snapped..."
-Nick Saban
by KongAtTheGates on Sep 17, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
WE BEAT ALABAMA!!!!!!!
WE’RE NUMBER ONE!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO………
I too am not a huge fan of Richard Nixon. Also, I need 5 or 6 for the Temple game.
Beat Kent State.
DJ Dozier ran for 180 yards on 22 carries.
Tom Bradley's fortune cookie says: "Best defense is good offense."
Beat Kent State.
by ReadingRambler on Sep 17, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
UPSET ALERT!
Just lettin everyone know that Lou Holtz has us on upset alert!!
Supposedly the Golden Flashes lost last week so bad that their going to come back and play mean and beat us…. He also covered himself in slobber as he was talking. Surprisingly Mark May just sat there and looked at him and didn’t interject his optionion….
For the Glory of Old State
If Sweet Lou didn't pick Notre Dame to go 12-0 last season
I might be worried. Holtz is hovering somewhere around the Mike Greenberg prediction success level.
Lou Holtz then read Shakespeare...
Out! Out! Damn thpot!
Keller is currently re-learning how to speak in complete sentences... 808NaNz808 on Arrowhead Pride
"Because one of the great minds of the 21st century is raising glow-in-the-dark fish and weaving serapes..." -Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory
For all the crap we give Wil Wheaton, he can still tackle better than Asante Samuel...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 17, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I never liked Lou Holtz
until they matched him up with Mark May. Ever since, I find myself thinking, “wow, Lou has some pretty good insight, and doesn’t look like a complete idiot.”
I think this is like how Disney World makes their sidewalks have a pinkish tinge so that the grass looks greener.
by The JuggerNitt on Sep 17, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
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